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John Battista, MD
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John Battista, M.D. is a Board Certified Psychiatrist who practices in New Milford, Connecticut. In addition he provides psychiatric services to the Staywell Clinic in Waterbury, Connecticut and the Wellspring Foundation in Bethlehem, Connecticut.
Dr. Battista has coordinated the Connecticut Coalition for Universal Health Care since 1999. This coalition advocates for a publicly funded, not-for-profit trust, to administer comprehensive health insurance for all Connecticut residents. Dr. Battista is also the primary author of the Connecticut Health Care Security Act, which would put this universal health care insurance program into effect.
Local Unions Endorsing HR676
- Western Connecticut Central Labor Council, Waterbury, CT
- Connecticut AFL-CIO, June 2006
Connecticut State News
By Phil Galewitz | Kaiser Health News/USA Today
HARTFORD, Conn. – In the past decade, most states have turned Medicaid over to private insurance plans, hoping they could control costs and improve care. Nearly half of the 60 million people in the government program for the poor are in managed-care plans run by insurance giants such as UnitedHealthcare and Aetna.